Non-Profit Housing Association Of Northern California

THE NON-PROFIT HOUSING ASSOCIATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA (NPH), A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION, WAS FORMED ON MAY 19, 1979. SINCE ITS FORMATION, NPH HAS BEEN THE BAY AREAS LEADING AND COLLECTIVE VOICE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WINNING POLICY SOLUTIONS AND STRENGTHENING THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING INDUSTRY AND MOVEMENT. NPHS WORK PROMOTES BIG, BOLD SOLUTIONS IN THE REGION AND STATE SO THAT EVERYONE HAS A PLACE TO CALL HOME, NO MATTER THEIR RACE, INCOME OR BACKGROUND. NPH ADVANCES FUNDING SOLUTIONS AND LAND USE POLICY, AND BUILDS PUBLIC SUPPORT AND POLITICAL WILL FOR DEVELOPING, PRESERVING, AND OPERATING AFFORDABLE HOMES FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, SENIORS, WORKERS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AND FOR BLACK, INDIGENOUS, LATINX, ASIAN AND OTHER PEOPLE OF COLOR WHO HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN EXCLUDED FROM HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES DUE TO DECADES OF UNFAIR AND RACIST HOUSING POLICIES.

IN 2021, NPH'S KEY SUCCESSES HAVE MOVED THE NEEDLE, GROWING POWER AND SECURING JUSTICE FOR OUR MOVEMENT AND COMMUNITIES. NPH PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING SERVICES TO OUR MEMBERS THROUGH EVENTS, TRAININGS, AND WORKING GROUPS: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PUBLIC POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND ADVOCACY, PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, COALITION BUILDING, AFFORDABLE HOUSING RESIDENT ENGAGEMENT AND RESOURCES FOR HOUSING POLICY ANALYSTS, ADVOCATES AND ACTIVISTS. NPH'S EVENTS AND PROGRAMS WERE ALL HELD VIRTUALLY IN 2021, WITH AN EYE TOWARD RETURNING TO IN-PERSON EVENTS WITH OUR FLAGSHIP ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN OCTOBER 2022. NPH SUSTAINED AND GREW INITIATIVES INCLUDING: AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVOCACY AND CAMPAIGNS: IN 2021 NPH'S FEDERAL ADVOCACY EFFORTS WERE GREATLY EXPANDED IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT INVESTMENTS IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING WERE INCLUDED IN THE BUILD BACK BETTER ACT. NPH MOBILIZED ITS MEMBERS AND COALITION, INCLUDING SIGN-ON LETTERS WITH OVER 600 SIGNATURES FROM NPH MEMBERS AND PARTNERS. IN CALIFORNIA, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A COALITION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVOCATES REGIONALLY AND STATEWIDE, NPH COLLECTIVELY WON BILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRODUCTION, PRESERVATION, AND HOMELESSNESS SOLUTIONS THROUGH THE STATE BUDGET PROCESS. THESE STATE BUDGET INVESTMENTS INCLUDED FUNDING FOR STALLED AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS; ACQUISITION OF HOTELS/MOTELS TO HOUSE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING AND SERVICES FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS; AND THE STATE LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROGRAM. THESE ARE CRITICAL AND IMPACTFUL INVESTMENTS IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS SOLUTIONS, AND WILL ADVANCE STALLED BUT SHOVEL-READY PROJECTS TO SERVE OUR MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES.NPH ALSO SECURED CRITICAL RESOURCES FOR OUR REGIONAL STRATEGY TO BRING FORWARD SIGNIFICANT, SCALABLE SOLUTIONS FOR HOUSING IN THE BAY AREA. THE BAY AREA HOUSING FOR ALL (BAHA) COALITION, WHICH NPH CO-LEADS, SECURED $20 MILLION FROM THE STATE BUDGET TO FUND THE FIRST FIVE PILOT PROGRAMS FOR THE BAY AREA HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY (BAHFA). BAHFA IS A NEW REGIONAL ENTITY ESTABLISHED THROUGH LEGISLATION PASSED IN 2019 TO ADDRESS THE REGION'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEEDS AND TO RAISE RESOURCES AT SCALE THROUGH REGIONAL BALLOT MEASURES. FROM SUPPORTING THE REGIONAL RESPONSE TO COVID-19 AND PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS, TO CREATING A REGIONAL HOUSING PORTAL, TO PURSUING NEW REGIONAL SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, THERE ARE MANY CRITICAL FUNCTIONS AND PROGRAMS THAT BAHFA WILL NOW BE ABLE TO SERVE. NPH ALSO ENGAGES IN STATE LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY. NPH SUPPORTED AND ADVOCATED FOR THE FOLLOWING STATE LEGISLATION THAT PASSED AND BECAME LAW IN 2021: SB 8 (SKINNER): EXTENDS THE HOUSING CRISIS ACT OF 2019 UNTIL 2030 AND FURTHER STREAMLINES THE CREATION OF HOUSING AND PROTECTS LOW-INCOME TENANTS AGAINST DISPLACEMENT. SB 9 (ATKINS): WILL STREAMLINE THE PROCESS FOR A HOMEOWNER TO CREATE A DUPLEX OR SUBDIVIDE AN EXISTING LOT IN ALL RESIDENTIAL AREAS. SB 591 (BECKER): WILL ALLOW AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS TO BUILD INTERGENERATIONAL HOUSING SERVING SENIORS AND TRANSITION-AGE YOUTH. AB 1466 (MCCARTY): REQUIRES COUNTY RECORDER OFFICES TO REDACT ANY UNLAWFULLY DISCRIMINATORY RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS IN THAT COUNTY'S PROPERTY RECORDS AND AUTHORIZES THE IMPOSITION OF A FEE TO FUND THE PROGRAM.CAVE ADVOCACY TRAINING COHORTS & RESIDENT SERVICES WORKBOOK: THE COMMUNITY ADVOCACY & VOTER ENGAGEMENT (CAVE) CERTIFICATION HOUSING PROGRAM IS A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING SERIES PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE VOTER ENGAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY TRAINING TO SUPPORT RESIDENT SERVICES STAFF AND OTHERS WHO PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICE IN THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING INDUSTRY. THROUGH CAVE, RESIDENT SERVICES STAFF GAIN STRATEGIES FOR HOW TO CREATE A CULTURE AND PRACTICE OF ADVOCACY WITHIN THEIR AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITIES, EMPOWERING RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN ELECTIONS AND POLICY OUTCOMES THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT THEIR LIVES. IN 2021, 53 RESIDENT SERVICES STAFF ACROSS THE BAY AREA COMPLETED THE CAVE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. TO SUPPORT THE GOALS OF CAVE, NPH RELEASED OUR FIRST-EVER COMMUNITY ADVOCACY & RESIDENT VOTER ENGAGEMENT WORKBOOK. THIS WORKBOOK IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT RESIDENT SERVICES STAFF IN EMPOWERING AFFORDABLE HOUSING RESIDENTS TO BECOME VOTERS AND ADVOCATES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THROUGH STEP-BY-STEP TOOLS, ORGANIZATIONS CAN USE THE WORKBOOK AS A GUIDE TO INCORPORATE AND INSTITUTIONALIZE HOLISTIC RESIDENT VOTER ENGAGEMENT. IN 2021 150 COPIES WERE DISTRIBUTED TO RESIDENT SERVICES STAFF FROM 18 MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE BAY AREA. INTEGRATED VOTER ENGAGEMENT (IVE): THIS PROGRAMMING AIMS TO CREATE A CULTURE OF SUSTAINED VOTER ENGAGEMENT AMONG AFFORDABLE HOUSING RESIDENT COMMUNITIES. NPH ACCOMPLISHES THIS WITH OUR MEMBERS BY PROVIDING VOTER REGISTRATION COLLATERAL AS WELL AS THE TRAINING SERIES, COMMUNITY ADVOCACY & VOTER ENGAGEMENT (CAVE) CERTIFICATION PROGRAM, DESIGNED ESPECIALLY FOR RESIDENT SERVICES TEAMS (ABOVE). IN 2021, NPH DISTRIBUTED 70,000 PIECES OF PRINTED VOTER REGISTRATION COLLATERAL, INCLUDING WINDOW HANGERS, PALM CARDS, DOOR HANGERS, AND NPH'S FIRST COLORING BOOK, TO PROMOTE RESIDENT VOTER ENGAGEMENT AND PARTICIPATION. WE DISTRIBUTED MATERIALS TO 10 BAY AREA ORGANIZATIONS. EVENTS, TRAININGS, AND WORKING GROUPS: WE DEEPEN OUR IMPACT THROUGH OUR WORKING GROUPS, WHICH BRING TOGETHER OUR MEMBERS TO TAKE ACTION, DEVELOP STRATEGIES, AND ADVANCE SOLUTIONS ON A VARIETY OF CRITICAL ISSUES FOR OUR INDUSTRY, INCLUDING LEGISLATION, COMMUNICATIONS, AND REGULATORY ADVOCACY. NPH EVENTS AND TRAININGS OFFER OUR MEMBERS AND PARTNERS CRITICAL OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW OUR INDUSTRY'S CAPACITY; FOSTER AND DEEPEN CONNECTIONS AND COMMUNITY; AND ENSURE THAT WE ARE WORKING COLLABORATIVELY AND STRATEGICALLY TOWARD HOUSING AND RACIAL JUSTICE. OUR EVENTS AND TRAININGS SPAN A DIVERSE RANGE OF OFFERINGS, FROM SMALL, INTIMATE LEARNING SESSIONS TO LARGE NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES. IN 2021, ONE OF OUR MOST-TALKED ABOUT EVENTS WAS OUR 42ND ANNUAL NPH AFFORDABLE HOUSING CONFERENCE. SHIFT THE NARRATIVE: NPH LEADS THE SHIFT THE BAY INITIATIVE, A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT DESIGNED TO DELIVER RESEARCH-DRIVEN, FIELD-PRACTICED STRATEGIES, TACTICS, AND MESSAGES THAT WILL HELP OUR MOVEMENT DRIVE NEW NARRATIVES AROUND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THIS WORK IS GEARED TOWARD DISMANTLING HARMFUL, RACIST NARRATIVES AND REPLACING THEM WITH MESSAGES THAT BUILD EQUITY AND INCLUSION FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL. IN 2021, WE GREW OUR CAPACITY AND COMMUNITY SPACE FOR THIS WORK BY LAUNCHING WWW.SHIFTTHEBAY.ORG, A WEBSITE DESIGNED TO DEEPEN OUR IMPACT BY OFFERING TOOLS, RESOURCES, CASE STUDIES, AND DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP SHIFT THE BAY PARTNERS EMBED AND EXPAND NARRATIVE AND MESSAGING STRATEGIES AND TACTICS, AS WELL AS GROW OUR ECOSYSTEM OF HOUSING PRACTITIONERS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THIS CRITICAL WORK. IN 2021, MORE THAN A DOZEN CAMPAIGNS WERE EXECUTED FROM SHIFT THE BAY TABLE ORGANIZATIONS, FROM LAUNCHING DOCUMENTARIES TO TESTING MESSAGING STRATEGIES' ABILITY TO TURN SERVICE VOLUNTEERS INTO ACTIVISTS; FROM LAUNCHING ANTI-EVICTION CAMPAIGNS TO TESTING NARRATIVES DURING CANVASSING; AND MORE. THIS ALSO INCLUDED NPH'S WORK DURING AFFORDABLE HOUSING MONTH, WHERE WE EMBEDDED NARRATIVE STRATEGIES INTO EFFORTS TO REACH AND MOBILIZE "BYSTANDER" AUDIENCES. THROUGH THIS WORK, NPH SECURED HUNDREDS OF NEW ACTIVISTS TO ENGAGE WITH AND ACTIVATE THROUGH OUR ACTION ALERTS AND OTHER ADVOCACY WORK. ADVANCING RACIAL EQUITY IN THE SECTOR: EQUITY IS AT THE CORE OF OUR MISSION AND ROOTED IN ALL OF OUR WORK. ONE WAY WE ADVANCE RACIAL EQUITY AND INCLUSION THROUGHOUT THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING INDUSTRY IS THROUGH OUR PROGRAM OFFERINGS, SUCH AS THE BAY AREA HOUSING INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (BAHIP), HIGHLIGHTED BELOW, THAT SUPPORT CHANGE AND TRANSFORMATION. IN 2021, WE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED OUR RACIAL EQUITY RESOURCE LIBRARY, WHICH PROVIDES ACCESS TO THE MOST UP-TO-DATE RESOURCES ON RACIAL JUSTICE PRACTICES, INCLUDING TOOLS, BOOKS, REPORTS, ARTICLES, WEBSITES, VIDEOS, PODCASTS, AND CONSULTANTS. THE GOAL OF THE LIBRARY IS TO ASSIST OUR MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS AS THEY UNDERTAKE THE JOURNEY TOWARD EMBEDDING RACIAL JUSTICE WORK INTO THEIR ORGANIZATIONS. THE LIBRARY WAS RELEASED IN MARCH WITH 1,346 UNIQUE PAGE VIEWS IN 2021. NPH PURSUES RACIAL EQUITY & INCLUSION ORGANIZATIONALLY AS WELL. WE STRIVE FOR RACIAL EQUITY TO BE EMBEDDED IN ALL INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM GOALS THROUGH AN INTENTIONAL CREATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A CULTURE OF BELONGING, AS WELL AS INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE ORGANIZATIONAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. BAY AREA HOUSING INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (BAHIP): BAHIP REPRESENTS A KEY COMPONENT OF NPH'S GOAL TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IN OUR INDUSTRY. WE APPROACH BAHIP WITH A HOLISTIC VIEW OF THIS WORK, PLAYING A ROLE IN SUPPORTING THE INTERNS AS WELL AS THEIR MENTORS AND SUPERVISORS, CULTIVATING PROGRESS AND CHANGE FOR OUR INDUSTRY.